Been watching a lot of videos lately on the topic processing meat generated on a homestead. Veggies are good but meat is better, especially for dense calories that can really make a meal.
The Russian national energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it was cutting off natural gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the countries' refusal to pay in rubles.
It was seen as a way for Russia to prop up its unstable currency and also retaliate against its European neighbors for Western sanctions related to the invasion of Ukraine.
It also marked a new front in the war. Russia, which has grown more isolated from a Europe increasingly aligned with the United States, signaled it was willing to use the continent's heavy reliance on Russian natural gas as political leverage.
Yes, so you probably shouldn’t be burning things around dry grass. Even in Pennsylvania, as if you have enough land to burn garbage, you have enough land to let it pile up and wait until things green up to torch it. Just secure it so it’s not blowing around, getting into pastures and fields, etc. Be safe with fire, so they don’t take your matches away like in New York.
Maybe a little warmth would have been nice. I tell you it was absolutely frigid walking around the Empire Plaza this morning. Tulips out in the plaza, between the wind and the frost last night seem to gotten a real beating, although they are surviving. There was a crew working in the garden while being videographed by what looked like state video crew. So they might have gotten me in a random shot promoting the OGS gardening program while I was walking through Monument Park to my office.
While the next two days should be quite cold, the weekend looks nice. Spring turkey starts on Sunday, so that’s a consideration — I am not participating in it this year but I may do some trout fishing on Sunday, assuming the river I’m thinking is running at a reasonable level. But Saturday should be a good day for hiking. I’m thinking about heading down to Little Falls and hiking around Moss Island — although maybe that’s better to do on Sunday and then do a hike up in the Adirondacks on Sunday. Not sure how green things are out that way, I should look at a web camera.
Today. Feels like … April 4th.
Sunny.
Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
and
53 degrees
,
7:53 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … April 1st.
Clear.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
and
31 degrees
,
5:50 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … April 15th.
Sunny.
Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
and
59 degrees
,
7:54 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … April 14th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunny morning but the bus is running 15 minutes late so I’ve been doing laps around the parking lot. I will drop my lunch off in the freezer and then try not to freeze while walking the Plaza.
Partly sunny and 35 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the northwest with gusts up to 29 mph . They were talking about the wind chill this morning but I don’t think it’s bad out although my views may change when I get downtown and the wind is whipping between the buildings.
Traffic heading downtown is heavy but that’s to be expected this with the delay of the express pushing us into the meat and bones of rush hour traffic. But I’m not driving and I’ll find ways to get my steps in today.
Last night was a much later night at work then expected so I didn’t to the grocery store. I guess that will have to happen tonight — I found enough food for lunch and dinner today, and I’ll just get everything else in one trip both for heading out of town this weekend and next week for lunch and dinner. My pantry is pretty darn bare but I should be able to stock up tonight. I doubt tonight will be a real late night.
To be fair, it actually was daylight when I got home and I was able to reheat some bean soup I had in the freezer and then went for my evening walk. It was chilly with the wind but it still wasn’t pitch black until I after I got home from the walk. I got my 10,000 steps in for the day. Then it was time for bed.
Tonight I will go to the store and get packed for the weekend. It’s just going to be two nights, so I won’t need a lot of gear. Just the usual — water, food, clothes, fishing pole, etc. I would like to leave to work early tomorrow but it all depends on the work load. I think tomorrow may be fairly busy. I’ve figured out where I’m going to park and take a bus downtown to avoid hitting so much traffic or parking difficulties at rush hour. The bus might take slightly longer to get on the road to get north, although not by much. Days are pretty long now too.
Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the northwest 
but that’s to be expected this with the delay of the express pushing us into the meat and bones of rush hour traffic. But I’m not driving and I’ll find ways to get my steps 
in today.
so I didn’t to the grocery store. I guess that will have to happen tonight — I found enough food for lunch and dinner today, and I’ll just get everything else in one trip both for heading out of town this weekend and next week for lunch and dinner. My pantry is pretty darn bare but I should be able to stock up tonight. I doubt tonight will be a real late night.
and I was able to reheat some bean soup I had in the freezer and then went for my evening walk. 
It was chilly with the wind but it still wasn’t pitch black until I after I got home from the walk. I got my 10,000 steps in for the day. 
Then it was time for bed.
It’s just going to be two nights, so I won’t need a lot of gear. Just the usual — water, food, clothes, fishing pole, etc. 
I would like to leave to work early tomorrow but it all depends on the work load. I think tomorrow may be fairly busy. I’ve figured out where I’m going to park and take a bus downtown to avoid hitting so much traffic or parking difficulties at rush hour. 
The bus might take slightly longer to get on the road to get north, 
although not by much. Days are pretty long now too. 